مَنْ يَبْتَنِي لِلْعِلْمِ دَاراً إِنَّمَا
هُوَ يَبْتَنِي مُسْتَقَبِلَ الأَوْطَانِ
He who builds a house of knowledge builds the future of nations
Today we need our girls as much as our boys
اليَوْمَ حَاجَتُنَا إِلَى فَتَيَاتِنَا
شَرْعٌ وَحَاجَتُنَا إِلَى الفُتْيَانِ
Educating them completes educating them
And advancing them advances the times
تَهْذِيبُهُنَّ مُتمِّمٌ تَهْذِيبُهُمْ
وَرُقِيُّهُنَّ فِي آنِ
Reforming them reforms every clan
And their righteousness brings righteousness to all eras
إِصْلاحُهُمْ إِصْلاحُ كُلِّ عَشِيرَةٍ
وَصَلاحُهُنَّ صَلاحُ كُلِّ زَمَانِ
Our success lies in both genders combining
Refinement, cognizance, and discipline
وَفَلاحُنَا بِتَكَاتُفِ الجِنْسَيْنِ فِي
أَدَبٍ يَزنْهُمَا وَفِي عُرْفَانِ
O lady of favors who built with them
Varieties of buildings for religion and life
يَا رَبَّةَ المِنَنِ الَّتِي شَادَتْ بِهَا
لِلدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا ضُرُوبَ مَبَانِي
You left with the bounty you gave
An oft-repeated memory in every garden
خَلَّفْتِ بِالفَضْلِ الَّذِي أَسْدَيتِهِ
ذِكْرَى مُرَدَّدَةٍ بِكُلِّ جَنَانِ
You did Joseph justice among his people
With the subtlety of status and loftiness of rank
وَفَّيْتِ يُوسُفَ حَقَّهُ فِي قَوْمِهِ
مِنْ لُطْفِ مَنْزِلَةٍ وَرِفْعَةِ شَانِ
In the book of the Most High you were crowned
With a chapter bearing your name
بِاسْميْكُمَا تَوَّجْتِ فِي سِفْرِ العُلَى
طِرْساً خَلا إِلاَّ مِنْ العُنْوَانِ
Would that the elite emulated Aqeelah
For whom there is a most precious place among the immortal
لَيْتَ السُّرَاةُ تَشَبَّهُوا بِعَقِيلَةٍ
فِي الخَالِدِينَ لَهَا أَعَزُّ مَكَانِ
She was generous while they were stingy
She preceded while they lagged behind
جَادَتْ وَضَنُّوا أَقْدَمَتْ وَتَأَخَّرُوا
طَلَّتْ وَهُمْ فِي أَوَّلِ المَيْدَانِ
She sought while they were just at the start
She excelled while they did not excel in any good thing
بَرَّتْ وَمَا بَرَّوا بِنَشْءٍ طَيِّبٍ
زَاكِي النَّبَاتِ إِلَى النَّدَى ظَمْآنِ
Quenching the thirst of plants longing for dew
Make her great precedent an exemplar
أَعْظِمْ بِخُطَّتِهَا الحَمِيدَةِ قُدْوَةً
لِمَنِ اشْتَرَى خُلْداً بِعُمْرِ فَانِ
For those who bought eternity with fleeting life
For a virtuous group of beauties they fascinate
لِفَرِيقِ خَيْرٍ مِنْ غَوانٍ هُنَّ عَنْ
أَغْلَى الحِلَى بِصِفَاتِهُنَّ غَوَانِي
With their exquisite qualities the most precious necklaces
They strive for the noble duty so you see
يَسْعَيْنَ لِلْفَرَضِ النَّبِيلِ فَمَا تَرَى
إِلاَّ مَلائِكَ رَحْمَةٍ وَحَنَانِ
Nothing but angels of mercy and tenderness
Boughs of acacia the passions cannot sway
أَغْصَانُ بَانٍ لا يَمِيلُ بِهَا الهَوَى
للهِ مَيْلُكِ يَا غُصُونَ البَانِ
To God alone your leaning, O branches of acacia
They would stay up nights to blanket
وَلَقَدْ يُسَاهِرْنَ النًُّجُومَ لَوَاسُجاً
دِفْئاً لِمَقْرُورِ الشَّوَى عُرْيَانِ
The shivering destitute their shelter
Were they to adorn themselves with trinkets
لَوْ يَغْتَدِينَ مُوَشَّبَاتٍ زينَةً
عُجْباً تَدُرُّ القُوْتَ لِلْغَرْثَانِ
How strange to waste sustenance on the wealthy
How many charity institutions she erected around her
كَمْ مَعْهَدٍ لِلْبِرِّ شَادَتْ حَوْلَهُ
أَبَرَّ رِقَاقٍ أَضْخَمَ العِمْدَانِ
With her delicate fingers she laid its firm foundations
Wherever I look I see no benevolence
وَبِأَنْمُلاتٍ نَاعِمَاتٍ أَسَّسَتْ
لِلْخَيْرِ فِيهِ ثَوَابِتَ الأَرْكَانِ
Among people's praiseworthy deeds like hers
Can a person reach the moral height of another?
إِنِّي أُقَلِّبُ نَاظِرِي فَمَا أَرَى
فِي مَحْمَدَاتِ النَّاسِ كَالإِحْسَانِ
The utmost of ranks in human stature?
Were it not for His guarantorship and noble defense
هَلْ يَبْلُغُ الإِنْسَانُ خُلُقَ غَيْرِهِ
أَعْلَى الذُّرَى فِي رُتْبَةِ الإِنْسَانِ
Ruination would have remained on civilization
Not to mention the good that flows like dew
لَوْلا كِفَالَتَهُ وَحُسْنُ دِفَاعِهِ
لَمْ يُبْقِ تَدْمِيرُ عَلَى عُمْرَانِ
And the irrigation from springs of good design
There are honorable men among the elders and youth
نَاهِيكَ بِالمَعْرُوفِ يَجْرِي كَالنَّدَى
وَبِهِ سَقَاءٌ مِنْ بَنَانِ حِسانِ
An elite in both gray hair and youth
O you who hear the voice of conscience! Be in awe of
وَأَعِزَّةٌ بَيْنَ الرِّجَالِ أَفَاضِلٌ
هُمْ نُخْبَةٌ فِي الشَّيْبِ وَالشُّبَّانِ
A caller obeyed in command and authority
And preparing means for some over others
يَا سَامِعِي صَوْتَ الضَّمِيرِ وَجُلَّ مِنْ
دَاعٍ مُطَاعِ الأَمْرِ وَالسُّلْطَانِ
Who molded verses of thankfulness
Sincere counsel mingles with heartfelt wishes
وَمُهَيِّئٍ سَبَبَ لِبَعْضٍ دُونَهُ
مَنْ صَاغَ آيَاتٍ مِنَ الشُّكْرَانِ
The seal placed on them is an earnest prayer
For you to live in comfort and safety
هَذِي تَحِيَّاتِي إِلَيْكُمْ لُطِّفَتْ
فِيهَا العِظَاتُ بِخَالِصَاتِ تَهَانِي
Hail unique pearl of her time Hilanah
And long live all who offer support
مِسْكُ الخِتَامِ بِهَا دُعَاءٌ خَالِصُ
لَكُمُ بِعَيْشِ رَفَاهَةٍ وَأَمَانِ
تَحْيَا فَريدَةُ عَصْرِهَا هِيلانَةٌ
وَيَعِيشُ كُلُّ مُؤَازِرٍ مِعْانِ
